Section 1-1006 – Regulations Authorized — Standard of Care
(a) A health occupations board may adopt regulations to implement this subtitle. (b) Regulations adopted by a health occupations board under subsection (a) of this section: (1) May not establish a separate standard of care for telehealth; and (2) Shall allow for the establishment of a practitioner–patient relationship through a synchronous telehealth interaction or an asynchronous telehealth interaction provided […]
Section 1-1001 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Asynchronous telehealth interaction” means an exchange of information between a patient and a health care practitioner that does not occur in real time, including the secure collection and transmission of a patient’s medical information, clinical data, clinical images, laboratory results, and self–reported medical history. (c) “Health […]
Section 1-1002 – Prerequisites for Establishment of Synchronous or Asynchronous Telehealth Interaction
A health care practitioner may establish a practitioner–patient relationship through either a synchronous telehealth interaction or an asynchronous telehealth interaction, if the health care practitioner: (1) Verifies the identity of the patient receiving health care services through telehealth; (2) Discloses to the patient the health care practitioner’s name, contact information, and the type of health occupation license […]
Section 1-1003 – Standards of Practice Applicable — Clinical Evaluation — Conditions Precedent to Prescribing Opiates or Controlled Substances
(a) A health care practitioner providing telehealth services shall: (1) Be held to the same standards of practice that are applicable to in–person health care settings; and (2) If clinically appropriate for the patient, provide or refer a patient to in–person health care services or another type of telehealth service. (b) (1) A health care practitioner shall perform a clinical […]
Section 1-1004 – Documentation of Services Provided — Confidentiality
(a) A health care practitioner shall document in a patient’s medical record the health care services provided through telehealth to the patient according to the same documentation standards used for in–person health care services. (b) All laws regarding the confidentiality of health information and a patient’s right to the patient’s health information apply to telehealth interactions in […]
Section 1-1005 – Authorized Telehealth Practitioners
A health care practitioner providing health care services through telehealth must be licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized by law to provide health care services in the State if the health care services are being provided to a patient located in the State.